We’re pleased to announce that the last spot in this year’s Emerging Talent Contest Final has been bagged by Maura Kincaid, who won a public vote on Q’s website. The Brighton-based band (whose name is pronounced “More-ah kin-kayd”) say: “We want to fill the skies over Glastonbury with a sound so spectacular that the cows levitate overhead and the earth dries beneath you’re very feet.” Lofty aims indeed. Click here to check out their MySpace.
The invite-only finals will be held at the Pilton Working Men’s Club on March 27, 28 and 29, with the winners being offered a main stage slot at this year’s Festival. The eleven other finalists – selected by the ETC judges – are as follows:
- We Have Band
- Stornoway
- Sub-Universe
- The Gentle Good
- Hope & Social
- The Slips
- Yr Ods
- Citystereo
- Dead Like Harry
- Charlene Soraia
- The Mojo Fins